The Board of Directors of the American Concrete Pumping Association (ACPA) held its Executive Board election immediately following the ACPA annual membership meeting, January 18, 2011.
Elected were: Carl Walker, Central Concrete Pumping, Ft. Worth, Texas, president; Beth Langhauser, Midwest Ltd., Rock Island, Illinois, vice-president; Matt Kaminsky, ACI Concrete Placement, Spring Hill, Kansas, secretary; and Scott Savage, Savage Concrete Pumping, Greensboro, North Carolina, treasurer.
Executive board members are elected annually to serve a one-year term.
?Until Congress and the Administration agree to make America's farmers and manufacturers a national priority by passing free trade agreements and investing in critical infrastructure?both proven drivers of economic growth?unemployment will remain unacceptably high and our economy will continue to stagnate.? ?Dennis Slater, AEM President, June 3, 2011
"Although the new ACPA Operator Safety Presentation Program DVD is a great alternative to attending a live presentation since it affords easier access to safety training, it still cannot capture the interaction benefit of attending a live safety seminar,” says executive director Christi Collins. “Operators are able to relate with the speaker as well as share their real-life experiences with other operators and there is the opportunity to ask pertinent questions that are not addressed in the recorded program.
Beginning January 1, 2012 a new element to the safety training education requirement for ACPA Operator Certification will be added to include completion of the ACPA Operator Safety Presentation Program.
As a requirement for ACPA Operator Certification, operators must fulfill ACPA sanctioned safety training. Fulfillment of this training requirement will be available in one of three ways:
An updated version of the ACPA brochure “Why Pump Concrete” has now been added to the ACPA’s educational and promotional library of materials and is available to its membership.
Featuring some of the latest and the most innovative pumping equipment in the marketplace, the brochure details the benefits and multitude of placing options available to meet the needs of today’s concrete construction projects.
The upcoming 2011-2012 ACPA Membership Directory will contain a new feature section, Professional Resources, which will allow ACPA members greater access to ACPA member services such as accounting, appraisals, boom inspections, insurance, financing, new and used equipment, accessories and other related concrete pumping interests.
A new video produced by the American Concrete Pumping Association (ACPA) is now available for members to use as a promotional tool. The video titled “Concrete Pumping–The Future of Concrete Construction” uses high-definition video to show the economic, environmental, safety and productivity benefits of today’s concrete pumps. The ten minute presentation utilizes current projects with modern equipment to illustrate the value of concrete pumping.
If you own a concrete pumping business in the state of California, you’re probably held to some of the most intrusive and complicated regulations than all of the other 49 states—especially when it comes to complying with California’s stringent diesel emission regulations. But even though California may be many miles away, their programs are still viewed by some states as the “model” upon which to build their own regulatory programs, and these could directly affect owners of concrete pumps nationwide.
The ACPA publishes Concrete Pumping Magazine quarterly for the benefit of all concrete pumpers. Subscriptions are free, so sign up for your company or yourself, today!
Unpredictable weather and close quarters make the Port of Miami Tunnel Project a challenge: construction the underwater tunnels is complicated by their proximity to a six-line highway.
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All certification tests are the property of the American Concrete Pumping Association and will be kept on file by test number at the ACPA National Office for a period of three (3) years.
A record of all tests with operator name and status will be maintained and kept in a database indefinitely by the ACPA National Office.
Verification of an operator’s continuing safety education requirement will be maintained in a database at the ACPA National Office.
Certification - must receive a minimum grade of 70 percent per section to pass.
“Weighted” questions (questions in all capitals and bold print) must be correctly answered in order to pass a particular section—regardless of passing percentage.
Must pass Section 1—Safety/Technical, plus at least one other section of the certification test.
Operator and test administrator must complete and sign the front cover of the certification test where applicable.
Operator must complete and sign the “Certification Application” on page 2 of the test booklet.
Operator must have signed verification of their equipment experience time from either their supervisor or authorized person.
Test must be witnessed under ACPA procedures by a designated person of the operator’s employer and provide a signed affidavit included on page 3 of the test booklet.
